---
title: "Melodic Metalcore"
type: "MusicGenre"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore"
parent: "Metalcore"
bands: 47
era: "early 2000s"
---

# Melodic Metalcore

**Melodic Metalcore** is a metal fusion genre, formative in the early 2000s. TheMetalNet maps 47 bands and 137 albums under it.

Melodic metalcore filters the Gothenburg melodic-death template through American hardcore, pairing harmonized, palm-muted riffs and double-kick drumming with breakdowns and big, clean-sung choruses. Killswitch Engage, As I Lay Dying, and Trivium made it a mainstream force in the early-to-mid 2000s, alternating harsh screams with soaring melodic hooks. The songs balance aggression with anthemic accessibility. It became one of the defining metal sounds of its era.

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Genre | Melodic Metalcore |
| Level | Sub-genre |
| Parent genre | Metalcore |
| Formative era | early 2000s |
| Fusion genre | Yes |
| Bands | 47 |
| Albums | 137 |
| Formation span | 1990 to 2025 |

## Bands

- [Darkest Hour](https://themetalnet.com/band/darkest-hour) (United States, 1995)
- [Miss May I](https://themetalnet.com/band/miss-may-i) (United States, 2007)
- [Bleed From Within](https://themetalnet.com/band/bleed-from-within) (United Kingdom, 2005)
- [Misery Signals](https://themetalnet.com/band/misery-signals) (United States, 2002)
- [Falling in Reverse](https://themetalnet.com/band/falling-in-reverse) (United States, 2008)
- [鬱P](https://themetalnet.com/band/p-3fdaac99) (Japan, 1990)
- [Gideon](https://themetalnet.com/band/gideon) (United States, 2008)
- [In Fear and Faith](https://themetalnet.com/band/in-fear-and-faith) (United States, 2006)
- [The Color Morale](https://themetalnet.com/band/the-color-morale) (United States, 2007)
- [Dreamshade](https://themetalnet.com/band/dreamshade) (Switzerland, 2006)
- [Ictus](https://themetalnet.com/band/ictus) (Spain, 2004)
- [Adestria](https://themetalnet.com/band/adestria) (United States, 2009)
- [Fordirelifesake](https://themetalnet.com/band/fordirelifesake) (United States, 1999)
- [Society's Plague](https://themetalnet.com/band/society-s-plague) (2006)
- [Affiance](https://themetalnet.com/band/affiance)
- [dEMOTIONAL](https://themetalnet.com/band/demotional) (Sweden, 2009)
- [Dirge Within](https://themetalnet.com/band/dirge-within) (United States, 2007)
- [Prayer for Cleansing](https://themetalnet.com/band/prayer-for-cleansing) (United States, 1996)
- [Paintbox](https://themetalnet.com/band/paintbox) (Japan)
- [An Early Ending](https://themetalnet.com/band/an-early-ending) (United States)
- [[F.R.O.S.T.]](https://themetalnet.com/band/f-r-o-s-t) (Russia, 2007)
- [Shady Cicada](https://themetalnet.com/band/shady-cicada) (Canada)
- [Midnight Realm](https://themetalnet.com/band/midnight-realm) (2007)
- [WEAK13](https://themetalnet.com/band/weak13) (United Kingdom, 1999)
- [MindthreaT](https://themetalnet.com/band/mindthreat) (Greece, 2011)
- [おはようございます](https://themetalnet.com/band/band-4d4b3b13) (Japan, 2015)
- [ASAVA](https://themetalnet.com/band/asava) (United States)
- [Chaos in Paradise](https://themetalnet.com/band/chaos-in-paradise) (2008)
- [Betray Your Idols](https://themetalnet.com/band/betray-your-idols) (2006)
- [SLOTHREAT](https://themetalnet.com/band/slothreat) (Japan)
- [Death Becomes Her](https://themetalnet.com/band/death-becomes-her)
- [Final Confession](https://themetalnet.com/band/final-confession)
- [Exploit Circus](https://themetalnet.com/band/exploit-circus) (United States, 2025)
- [Eternal Returns](https://themetalnet.com/band/eternal-returns) (India, 2009)
- [Drive.In](https://themetalnet.com/band/drive-in) (2005)
- [Cicuta](https://themetalnet.com/band/cicuta-e3c5401a) (Mexico, 2006)
- [Crash & Ride](https://themetalnet.com/band/crash-ride) (Hungary, 2012)
- [Scars of Oblivion](https://themetalnet.com/band/scars-of-oblivion) (Spain, 2010)
- [Crucify the Faith](https://themetalnet.com/band/crucify-the-faith) (Finland, 2014)
- [Fall of Emotions](https://themetalnet.com/band/fall-of-emotions) (Sweden, 2007)
- [Let My Life Be Last](https://themetalnet.com/band/let-my-life-be-last) (United States, 2016)
- [Ashen](https://themetalnet.com/band/ashen-d63a6930) (2018)
- [Calvaria](https://themetalnet.com/band/calvaria) (2022)
- [Absence of Malice](https://themetalnet.com/band/absence-of-malice) (United Kingdom, 2024)
- [Antipoetica](https://themetalnet.com/band/antipoetica) (Brazil, 2025)
- [Blessed By Rhenus](https://themetalnet.com/band/blessed-by-rhenus)
- [Iconoclast](https://themetalnet.com/band/iconoclast-34b90bd8) (Austria)

## Where it is played

- [United States](https://themetalnet.com/country/us): 15 bands
- [Japan](https://themetalnet.com/country/jp): 4 bands
- [United Kingdom](https://themetalnet.com/country/gb): 3 bands
- [Spain](https://themetalnet.com/country/es): 2 bands
- [Sweden](https://themetalnet.com/country/se): 2 bands
- [Austria](https://themetalnet.com/country/at): 1 bands
- [Hungary](https://themetalnet.com/country/hu): 1 bands
- [India](https://themetalnet.com/country/in): 1 bands

## Bands formed by decade

| Decade | Bands formed |
| --- | --- |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 21 |
| 2010s | 7 |
| 2020s | 4 |

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore](https://themetalnet.com/genre/melodic-metalcore). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt